{"id":18243,"date":"2023-03-31T12:34:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T16:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qa.vet.purdue.edu\/news\/?p=18243"},"modified":"2023-03-31T12:34:30","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T16:34:30","slug":"attendees-flock-to-annual-purdue-veterinary-nursing-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/attendees-flock-to-annual-purdue-veterinary-nursing-symposium.php","title":{"rendered":"Attendees Flock to Annual Purdue Veterinary Nursing Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Heidi Lescun, BS, RVT, director of technical services for Vetamac, gives a presentation on anesthesia monitoring at the Veterinary Nursing Symposium in Lynn 1136.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Veterinary nurses turned out in force to take advantage of continuing education focused on their needs during the annual Veterinary Nursing Symposium held Sunday, March 26, at Lynn Hall. A total of 165 attendees, including veterinary assistants, veterinary nursing students, and veterinary nurses (technicians and technologists) learned practical information to use in clinical practice with a variety of lecture topics centered on both small and large animals. They also were able to visit booths set-up by five exhibitors.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Brittany Laflen, RVT, VTS (Neurology), speaks about seizure management at the Veterinary Nursing Symposium.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The day-long program began with opening remarks by Dr. Chad Brown, director of Purdue Veterinary Nursing Programs. Attendees then could choose between two tracks \u2013 one for small animal topics, moderated by Jennifer Ashley, RVT, veterinary skills and competencies manager, and one for large animal sessions moderated by Shelley Harmon, RVT, small and large animal versa technician. Speakers for the small animal track included Dr. Dennis DeNicola, Purdue veterinary alumnus and former Purdue professor of veterinary clinical pathology, who also worked for IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., and now is a partner in a private clinical pathology laboratory called Laboratory Retrievers. He spoke on the topic of \u201cDo I Really Need to Understand the Graphics Provided By My In-clinic Hematology Analyzer?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other small animal track presentations included a talk on Pancreatis by Rebecca Roesler, RVT, VTS (ECC), emergency and critical care veterinary technologist; a presentation on Diabetes Mellitus by Katherine Beard, BS, RVT, small animal internal medicine veterinary technologist supervisor; and a talk entitled, \u201cAnesthesia Monitoring and Your Anesthesia Machine,\u201d by Heidi Lescun, BS, RVT, director of technical services for Vetamac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The large animal track sessions began with a presentation on Urinary Track Disorders by Dr. Teresa Buchheit, Purdue Veterinary Medicine lecturer. Subsequent presentations included a talk entitled, \u201cMyth or Medicine? Closer Inspection of Hot Trends in Equine Sports Medicine,\u201d by Molly Cripe Birt, BS, RVT, VTS-EVN, senior veterinary technologist in large animal surgery; a session entitled, \u201cA Vet Tech\u2019s Perspective: Neonatal and Post-partum Care of Bovine and Equine Species,\u201d by Hannah Byers-Englert, BS, RVT, who works at Stone Ridge Equine Care in Evansville, Indiana; and a talk on Equine Anesthetic Complications by veterinary technologist Jordan Wuthrich, BS, RVT, VTS (Anesthesia and Analgesia).<\/p>\n\n\n

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Veterinary Nursing Symposium attendees enjoyed visiting tables set-up by exhibitors, including this display for VetCheck Pet Urgent Care Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Following a break for lunch, the afternoon sessions all focused on small animal topics. Megan Oldfather, RVT, dentistry initiative training coordinator with Heartland Veterinary Partners, addressed the topic of \u201cDo No Harm Dentistry\u201d; Brittney Laflen, RVT, VTS (Neurology), veterinary technician for neurology and small animal surgery, gave a presentation entitled, \u201cSeize Your Seizure Management\u201d; and Kodie Balduff, RVT, CVT, a veterinary technician with the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center, concluded the day with a talk entitled, \u201cThe Pretty Poisons.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The symposium was sponsored by Hills Pet Nutrition, Vetamac, Noah\u2019s Animal Hospitals, Emergency Veterinary Care Centers, NVA, and VetCheck Pet Urgent Care Center. The event also provided attendees with a popular opportunity to pick up some Purdue Veterinary Medicine apparel at the student-run Vet Shoppe, which was open during the symposium lunch break.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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